Tag: Jason Swinscoe
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Slowly Rolling Camera album – Slowly Rolling Camera
The self-titled debut album from this Cardiff-based four-piece will appeal to fans of The Cinematic Orchestra and beyond… Alongside the likes of Nightmares on Wax and Kruder & Dorfmeister, The Cinematic Orchestra pioneered a form of downbeat stylings that exhibited a jazzy sensibility. But it sometimes seems that with each new project from Jason Swinscoe’s […]
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Sight And Sound EP – Inspired Flight – free music download
Free downtempo EP from Californian duo who produce tracks reminiscent of The Cinematic Orchestra Fans of The Cinematic Orchestra should check out the free Through Sight And Sound EP by Inspired Flight, a duo that hails from San Diego, California. Tracks An Outlet and Parasympathetic are reminiscent of Jason Swinscoe’s material, but it’s not all […]
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LateNightTales album review – various artists (The Cinematic Orchestra)
Anyone assembling a compilation that includes folksy guitarist Nick Drake, minimalist composer Steve Reich and MOR crooner Burt Bacharach should be carted off to an asylum. There’s no way these acts belong on the same playlist but that’s exactly what Jason Swinscoe, the man behind The Cinematic Orchestra, has done — and done well, it […]
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Ma Fleur album review – The Cinematic Orchestra
Jason Swinscoe, the man behind The Cinematic Orchestra, has never been one to serve up cheerful tunes, but his sombre mood has plummeted to new depths on this recording. Ma Fleur‘s a soundtrack to an unmade film, but if it were ever shot, it’d no doubt be a tragedy. There’s no denying that this is […]